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Despite cries by the Parliamentary Opposition for more time to be given to allow greater scrutiny of the draft amendments to the electoral laws, the Government early this morning used its one-seat majority in the National Assembly to approve the amendments. Attorney General Anil Nandlall declared that the amendments are much needed to enhance, modernize […]
The problem plagued Guyana Sugar Corporation has received another $1 billion in supplementary funding to help with the retooling of sugar estates. The sum was approved in the National Assembly on Monday. In explaining the allocation, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha said the money will go towards critical works at the estate factories, and that is […]
A 32-year-old gold miner from Linden, was hacked to death at an interior mining camp and his younger brother, who also worked as a miner, has been left fighting for his life. The two were attacked by another miner. According to information from the Aurora mining area in Region Seven, the two brothers were viciously […]
Three employees of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Shefern February, Denise Babb-Cummings and Carolyn Duncan, who are already facing criminal charges in relation to the 2020 elections, invoked their constitutional right to remain silent when they appeared before the Elections Commission of Inquiry (COI) this morning. Having been summoned to appear before the Commission, […]
Faced with a Court action filed by the Opposition APNU+AFC, Chief Election Officer (CEO) Vishnu Persaud has proposed to the Guyana Elections Commission that it moves to facilitate a 14-day exercise to correct the Register of Voters (voters’ list) ahead of Local Government Elections which are set for the 13th March, 2023. In an internal […]
The National Assembly on Monday night passed the supplementary budget for the government totaling over $47 Billion. This is the second supplementary budget sought and passed for the government over the past four months. The national budget was passed earlier this year, to the tune of more than $550 billion, which was almost twice as […]
Three days after he was arrested along with three others for being in possession of more seven pounds of cocaine and just over three pounds of marijuana, a Georgetown man has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges. 28-year-old Charlestown resident, Javen Ragnauth, appeared before the Chief Magistrate today and pleaded guilty to being in possession […]
The Government has procured a $50.5M analysis workflow system for the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn told the Committee of Supply today, as he sought approval for advances taken from the Consolidated Fund. In defending the purchase, Minister Benn said the machine will boost the DNA testing capability of the […]
The National Assembly this morning cleared the $2.9 Billion in advances taken from the Contingency Fund by the Government. The approval, however, followed a series of exchanges as the Opposition grilled the Government on its decision to take money from the Fund for activities deemed not to be urgent or unforeseen. At the level of […]
Police and GPL Emergency crews were summoned to the Success Squatting area this morning after a couple was found electrocuted in an alleyway, leading to their home. The two dead persons were identified by relatives as Saroujnie Hansraj and Prahalal Jagnarine. The woman worked as a nurse while the man operated a taxi. The bodies […]
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